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'Will bridge gap with China': Sitharaman cites Elon Musk's post on India's global GDP role forecast

India, Feb. 2 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday cited billionaire Elon Musk's remarks on a global statistics report that ranked India second in terms of a forecast on contribution to gl... Read More


Building blocks to Viksit Bharat

India, Feb. 2 -- The stock market is not a litmus test of a country's annual economic policy statement. The fact that Sensex, the benchmark index of BSE, lost 1.88% on Sunday, the seventh highest fall... Read More


Rare earths sector can do with recycling thrust

India, Feb. 2 -- Budget 2026-27 reaffirmed that rare earths remain a focus area for the government. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke of supporting dedicated rare earth corridors in states whe... Read More


Ind vs Pak: ICC to hold emergency meeting within 48 hours, PCB faces possible suspension: Reports

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- The International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to convene a high-level emergency board meeting within the next 48 hours to address rising tensions involving the Pakistan Cricket Board... Read More


Budget ignores private sector's lack of confidence in economy and the need to expand the welfare net

India, Feb. 2 -- Recently, the Union government asserted that the Indian economy is experiencing a "Goldilocks moment" (a coinage borrowed from the popular children's tale to denote when everything is... Read More


Union Budget disappoints Bihar industrialists, call for 'booster dose' for state

Patna, Feb. 2 -- Presenting the union Budget 2026-27 in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced the proposal to set up a shipyard in Patna and a Varanasi-Siliguri high-s... Read More


Kerala: VIjayan strongly criticizes union Budget 2026-27

Kasaragod, Feb. 2 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi VIjayan today strongly criticized the union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, alleging cruel disregard against the state. He... Read More


Social sectors get the short shrift as structural tensions in economy play out against global churn

India, Feb. 2 -- Since the pandemic surge in government expenditure, successive budgets over the last five years have been carefully tapering government expenditure. Total expenditure, as a percentage... Read More


Budget allocates Rs.18,000 crore for power distribution reform

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Union government has allocated Rs.18,000 crore in the budget for FY27 for the revamped distribution sector scheme (RDSS) amid a renewed push to reform the power distribution s... Read More


Vinay Rajani of HDFC Sec suggests these 2 stocks to sell in the near-term

Stock market today, Feb. 2 -- India's stock indices showed little movement after the federal budget unsettled the markets in the previous session, following the government's suggestion to increase the... Read More